After months of online speculation, globally celebrated DJ and producer Uncle Waffles has finally spoken out about her noticeable weight loss and persistent transgender rumours.
The Tanzania-born star, who has become one of Africa’s most sought-after performers, addressed the chatter head-on in a candid TikTok video, making it clear that her appearance is not up for public debate.
On Wednesday, the hitmaker — known for crowd favourites like Baphi — used TikTok to directly respond to the constant scrutiny surrounding her looks.
The latest wave of rumors emerged after a blogger shared a clip of her performance at the Afro Plus Fest in the United States on August 31, 2025.
In her video, Waffles not only clarified that her weight loss is a result of her demanding schedule but also revisited the long-running transgender speculation. The post was captioned:
“#stitch with @Penelope_ubisi It’s so odd lol. Let a ho live, eh (I’m not sick, my weight is literally none of your business, even tho that may be shocking to a dumb f).”
She went on to explain that the transgender rumours originated from a false Facebook post years ago, linking her to fellow entertainer Uncle Vinny.
“The trans conversation started off based on a Facebook post that someone made about me and Uncle Vinny, saying that I was Uncle Vinny’s brother and that I was jealous. I decided to transition for more attention, right?
And the only reason I addressed that even initially, when the first conversation happened, was because a lot of people who are queer who are around me were receiving a lot of hate.
And I do not want to create an environment where people feel like they can comfortably say that about people around me, especially as someone who has a diverse supporter group,” she explained.
As for her weight loss, Waffles firmly rejected the narrative that something was wrong with her health. Instead, she described it as a natural outcome of her non-stop lifestyle.
“People assume that within that, you have to get 8 hours of sleep, you need to be drinking all your water, you have to be eating well. I’m in a place right now in my life where I’m comfortable with my weight. I’m comfortable with myself.
Even when you guys were calling me fat and people were calling me all types of things last year, I was actually OK with myself. And even now, as people are speaking about, oh, I’ve lost too much weight, you actually don’t know me.
So, you actually don’t know if I’ve lost too much weight. You only encounter with me is this. It’s a parasocial experience. That’s the only encounter with me, so I haven’t lost too much weight. You actually don’t know me,” she said.
With her straightforward message, Uncle Waffles reminded fans and critics alike that her body is hers alone — and that she remains fully confident in who she is.
